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This is such an amazing idea, I would totally buy it! Awesome job!
Advertising threads, and duplicate threads, and just plain crappy threads are really not helping out the few good threads around here at the moment >> *Bump*
@Mr Wongburgerr: Thanks so much! I'm continuing to work on the frames for his dance. I may decide to just stick with stillframes for now and do the stillframes for all of his animations, rather than just animating his dance
I made some updates to the first post. Added in some more stillframes for his animations~
The stills look awesome! Riot should make this just for the simple fact that you've already done all the work for them XD
i wish they moved this to GD, that way more people would see it and you could get a ton of support.
I updated his splash art again (almost done now. Next update should be the completed version!) and opened up a thread in the General Discussion board... let's see how that one goes


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1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: | 1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: |
2 "How long will you say these things, and the words of your mouth be a great wind? | 2 "How long will you say such things? Your words are a blustering wind. |
3 Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert the right? | 3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right? |
4 If your children sinned against him, he delivered them into the power of their transgression. | 4 When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin. |
5 If you will seek God and make supplication to the Almighty, | 5 But if you will look to God and plead with the Almighty, |
6 if you are pure and upright, surely then he will rouse himself for you and restore to you your rightful place. | 6 if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your rightful place. |
7 Though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great. | 7 Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be. |
8 "For inquire now of bygone generations, and consider what their ancestors have found; | 8 "Ask the former generations and find out what their fathers learned, |
9 for we are but of yesterday, and we know nothing, for our days on earth are but a shadow. | 9 for we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow. |
10 Will they not teach you and tell you and utter words out of their understanding? | 10 Will they not instruct you and tell you? Will they not bring forth words from their understanding? |
11 "Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Can reeds flourish where there is no water? | 11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water? |
12 While yet in flower and not cut down, they wither before any other plant. | 12 While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass. |
13 Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish. | 13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless. |
14 Their confidence is gossamer, a spider's house their trust. | 14 What he trusts in is fragile; what he relies on is a spider's web. |
15 If one leans against its house, it will not stand; if one lays hold of it, it will not endure. | 15 He leans on his web, but it gives way; he clings to it, but it does not hold. |
16 The wicked thrive before the sun, and their shoots spread over the garden. | 16 He is like a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden; |
17 Their roots twine around the stoneheap; they live among the rocks. | 17 it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks and looks for a place among the stones. |
18 If they are destroyed from their place, then it will deny them, saying, "I have never seen you.' | 18 But when it is torn from its spot, that place disowns it and says, 'I never saw you.' |
19 See, these are their happy ways, and out of the earth still others will spring. | 19 Surely its life withers away, and from the soil other plants grow. |
20 "See, God will not reject a blameless person, nor take the hand of evildoers. | 20 "Surely God does not reject a blameless man or strengthen the hands of evildoers. |
21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouts of joy. | 21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. |
22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more." | 22 Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tents of the wicked will be no more." |
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:: The Los Angeles Times was distracted during the final moments of last night's show: "For some, the takeaway from The Voice finale was an image of Christina Aguilera strutting around in a bedazzled diaper. For the few who managed to see beyond the odd fashion choice, a winner — Jermaine Paul — was named."
:: The New York Daily News was irked by the fluff: "Viewers had to sit through an hour and 45 minutes of filler to see Paul be anointed the winner, with several celebrity musical performances from Flo Rida, Lady Antebellum, Hall and Oates and Justin Bieber to help pass the time. The show may have hit a season low, though, during the telecast with two-minute videos about Cee Lo's cat, Purfect, and the bromance between Shelton and Levine."
:: The New York Times quipped, "This was a surprisingly intimate and affecting outcome for a show that has quite quickly, and quite inadvertently, become a cynic's preserve."
:: Entertainment Weekly remained un-wowed with the results: "It was a somewhat languid finale for those of us there in person, as the heat in the soundstage led not to combustion, but wilting… Jermaine Paul reprised his R. Kelly impersonation while slowdancing with his wife, thus proving once and for all what savvy insiders have known for years: You will never, ever beat country music fans in a televised voting situation. I don't care how many Timberlakes you've got tweeting."
:: At least the Baltimore Sun was pleased: "If anyone ever makes Jermaine Paul be a back-up singer again, America needs to punch that person in the face… Yes, Team Blake took home the crown this year, and the few minutes following that announcement were the best the show has ever seen."
:: Said Rolling Stone, "Nobody has ever looked simultaneously happier and sadder than former background singer Jermaine Paul, having risen to the top of his competitors to earn the deserved recognition he's fought for his entire career."
:: Billboard tried to pinpoint exactly why Paul won: "Paul is the second winner on The Voice whose compelling story of almost making into the major leagues of the record industry gave him underdog appeal from the start. Like the first winner, Javier Colon, Paul had a taste of the big leagues as a teenager… Both winners are family men, committed to making music to put food on the table for their wives and children, men who dedicate their performances to their wives."
:: Finally, we chuckled over country music site The Boot's delivery of this info: "This is Team Blake's first win on The Voice. One of Blake's many man-crushes, Maroon 5′s Adam Levine, was the show's inaugural winner, taking Javier Colon to the top in Season 1."
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Tales of Two Islands: Exploring Kauai and Niihau history at Kauai Museum
by: Maureen O'Connellposted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 at 05:25 AM
Kauai Museum's eye-catching Greco-Roman facade in the heart of Lihue. Photo by David Croxford for HAWAII Magazine.
Kauaii Museum is just a few miles from Lihue Airport.
I know this because, on past Garden Island visits, I'd zipped by it while heading from the airport straight to a beach or hiking-trail assignment, each time taking note of the museum's striking lava-rock exterior and stately Greco-Roman façade. Today is different, however, as I've instead dashed directly to Kauai Museum for a few hours' exploration of its interiors—all dedicated to preserving the life and times past of Kaua'i and its island neighbor to the southwest, privately owned Niihau.
As I enter, I get the happy feeling that this museum, situated in the center of Lihue's historic downtown area and once home to the town's library, holds answers to a wide range of questions gathered on my previous sojourns to lush, laid-back Kauai. Questions such as: How did the island's geology take shape? Which plants and animals thrive on Kauai? When did the island's first settlers arrive? What was it like to live here centuries ago?
When I meet collections curator Chris Faye in the museum's relic-filled heritage gallery, she tells me, "Just about everything in this room belongs to people from Kauai." Among the artifacts are gleaming umeke kou—kou wood bowls used for serving food—and other calabash items once belonging to Kingdom of Hawaii royalty and Kauai's own ali'i such as Queen Deborah Kapule, the favorite wife of Kauai's last monarch, King Kaumualii, who ruled from 1794 to 1810.
Kauai's story is not complete without at least a few chapters about Niihau. The museum's treasures from that island include antique strands of exquisite Niihau shell lei, handmade garlands made from tiny shells collected on its beaches.
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Then Sue actually hugs me and she smells like baking heaven. He comes in the kitchen as I let her go and shed the four million pounds of clothes I have to stay warm.
They are my happily married pals. The golden retriever friends in my life. They never flunked basic sandbox, they play well with others, and even tolerate me.
Tonight is about me not cooking. Tonight is about a fireplace burning cedar wood that makes a bowl of soup with dumplings one of the best nights in a winter.
She is amazing in the kitchen and what she does with just touching black and white keys can make me sit still for as long as she plays. On top of that oversized music box sits an apple is carved from wood, even has a leaf attached via a stem and you pick it up thinking, it's so real you could take a bite.
An apple is painted in a bowl of several, hanging on the wall, and how is it that a mere human can command a brush and paints to so totally deceive the eye? This brother's got talent. So does his wife.
In a major dumbing down I call it art. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO CALL IT. Three little letters for what some can take nothing, and create, I know it's much more than that, but I don't do art, I have no artistic flare, bent or talent. So in my own way I leave it at that, that's art.
The art is made by Steve.
Now he has a pile of wood rough shaped in the form of duck decoys and asked if I want to crude form a couple for him. Help him. Make things go faster. I ask to be polite, are you sure you want my help. He just says grab one so I did.
In my vain attempt I'm pretty sure I made some real nice kindling at the expense of what he hoped would ultimately be a bluebill block. I've held lots of real blue bills, seen loads of decoys, but my mind can't get the bark off the wood to release the hidden bird no matter how hard I try. Before I make a bigger wood chip mess, I quit.
He says not to worry he'll just make a buffle head decoy out of what's left.
The trout whisperer
Sir Humphrey Gilbert was the half-brother of one rather infamous person. Sir Humphrey, of the two siblings, was much better educated, far better read. Had a clear concise understanding of life and what it could do for one with eyes wide open.
His, as it turned out, very famous brother, was not the sharpest tool in the shed. And life records one brothers caution, was not the embodiment of the other.
During a horrific storm a much large vessel sails up to recuse Sir Humphrey and Sir Humphrey declines, says he will stay with his crew and his vessel and Sir Humphreys final quote was that "one was as close to God at sea, as on land. " During the night, Sir Humphrey's boat, with all hands, perished in the storm.
You have to ask yourself why, when help is offered, why does one so educated, so supposedly intelligent, refuse aid and not just for himself, but others in his charge.
So were digging in slush and ice, the water is ridiculously cold and the truck is ice welding itself in freezing as fast as we work to dislodge it. This is beyond stupid.
Four trucks park at the public access and one guy who never struck me as anything less then brilliant says today he's driving out on the ice.
We all say don't, it aint safe, but he today has decided against us, and against common sense, and against his really nice pickup.
After hours of exhausting effort we get his truck out of the lake. The simple day of fishing wasted, and for what.
the Trout Whisperer
I gotta tell you about my daughter. I have three heroes in life and she's one of mine. Were fishing for trout up on Hogback Lake. I'm hip dip in my chest waders fly fishing and my twelve year old angel is worm dunking. She yells for me so I waddle to shore and walk up the fishing platform. In her grasp is a twelve inch rainbow.
I say, "hey congrats" and she says "what do you think dad"? Not sure what's she's after I say that's a nice fish. Then she looks at me in such a way I'm left confused. So I ask what's up. With the finest grin she tells me this is the first fish she ever caught without me helping at all. She picked the rod; baited and made her own cast, set the hook, played the fish and reeled it in all by herself.
We walk back to the parking lot and I talked some guy into taking our picture. Then I hugged the stuffing out of her. She was so aware and I was daddy dumbstruck.
At five years of age she is standing in my garage holding a front paw on a black bear that I'm rough skinning. In her other hand she's holding a trouble light so I can see. My pink faced little girl is asking about claws and bears fur or is it bear hair and she giggles.
It's about six am daylight in our swamp, and I'm back on the snowshoes checking my weasel traps and my hand held walkie talkie starts to crack." Dad"? "Yeah honey"? "Im awake now". "Okay pal I'm on the diamond willow set, I'll be back in the house in ten minutes". "Can I have coco puffs today"? You bet punkin I'll be right there". "Did ya get any weasels yet"? She knows exactly where the diamond willow set is, she helped me make it. She was six at the time.
If I listed all the life changing events she's experienced you probably cry so I'm not going to. But she keeps smiling. Fantastic grades in school, finds time to volunteer in different areas of her young life and is going to start college this year when most kids would start 11th grade in high school. She's doing both. Im not bragging. Im just so proud of her.
She is the young lady of our home. Dishes, laundry or walking the dog all with the same temperament as laughing with a visiting girlfriend. She chats when we cut up deer and bakes an awesome batch of her special recipe cookies with a blue eyed twinkle you thank the good lord above for.
Reads the classics, and is addicted to one TV show about a mom and her daughter that I catch an occasional eye and ear full with her as well. Popcorn is good and my cigars are going to kill me, she has preached that sermon for years. She has her opinions and it's hard to argue with her because she's usually right.
Once in a great while she needs her dad, and most of the time I tell her she's raising a father more than I'm raising a daughter but she needs a supportive hug. So I grab her and wrap her in my arms and I swear she puts more back in my love tank than I can impress in her. I think she is aces. My mother-in-law used to tell me to put her down once in a while when I first got her without the instruction manual from the hospital. No manual could cover such a daily gift I've been given. She's going to be a shrink because of all the chaos I create on a daily basis. She says after me she is really going to be able to help some normal people.
She got her driver's license last Friday. Passed just fine with some small bumps but passed. Today she called me on her cell phone from the new-fangled gas stations that have pumps but no employees. Dad? Yeah honey? How do I put gas in the car? All our driving lessons and I forgot that.
Please take the time to look up what the word hero means. I'm positive my daughter's name is in the definition somewhere, and I hope your sons or daughters are too.
The trout whisperer
They come into your life; they show up in mine too. Those folks who decide –your- there friend, well at least as long as it is on their terms, then once you don't measure up, whether the reason or a season, it's over. And at the same time, for sure sometimes, it's almost a relief. Sometimes I to do the ending of the so called friendships, they press to hard, in a direction, I won't go, so then they go.
I can have a bad moment, an off day, or a rough week and over the course of my life I've had what some would call a subpar year, but my lifelong friends, through it all, are still with me today.
My real friends, they don't make demands of what I'm supposed to be according to thee, or take advantage of what I am or what I am not.
I have friends that feel like an old hiking trail, a favorite fishing spot and I have friends that feel like a big old shade tree. And with the best places, times or people, It works both ways.
The longest relationships I share have the quiet times, offset by rowdy moments. More sunny days, than not. We share the attitude that the lakes we fish are half full, as opposed to half empty. It's never a bad day outdoors and we spend every day we get as far away as possible from any actual door.
It's not give and take, it's never an eye for an eye, it won't work if it's a fifty- fifty deal, because with my pals, your all one hundred percent in or you are not, and it's about sharing, not just the good, but the tough times too.
One of my very best friends, one of my longest lasting friendships involves, simply stated, the outdoors. We spend a lot of time together. Sometimes the outdoors rains on my parade. Over the years the outdoors has broken all my extremities save one right leg. Even after all that, I still like the outdoors with or without the pain.
More to the positive side, the outdoors has given me far too much to ever really repay it or keep things on a level playing field. So I adhere to some of the old adages, leave no trace or minimal impact, as I enter and exit the outdoors. With the human friends that works well, as well.
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Sure hate to think about the pending freeze they're predicting for everyone. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is one time they predict wrong! Anyway, just thought I'd give ya'll a little something to brighten your day if you want to take a look. These are a few photos I've taken over the past few days in my garden. Just click on the link and it'll take you to my Spring 2009 webshots album.
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<< Has anyone else noticed that "Cain Nails Cort" has been removed from CFSelect? >>
No - because I still have it on my computer, and you'll have to pry it out of cold, dead hands to get it! " Sorry!
<< Has anyone else noticed that "Cain Nails Cort" has been removed from CFSelect? >>
No - because I still have it on my computer, and you'll have to pry it out of cold, dead hands to get it! " Sorry!
Taking a break from my Stats homework of a while back to take in Tagging Travis. This one featured Cain and Lucas double teaming Travis and pounding away at him unmercilessly. I was wondering was this the last time Lucas was featured in a CF scene and also was this the last time Travis bottomed at CF? I can see why he might have had to cease bottoming after the pounding those two gave him!
Tagging Travis was released in Sept, 2010. Connor bangs Lucas was released when CFSelect when live in August, 2011. I'm sure it was taped at least a year before that, so it's hard to say
Travis stopped bottoming because he got carried away with a ferret one night. Over 100 stitches. It qas ugly . . . .
^ You keep saying things like that, and people are gonna start thinking that it's true...
sooooooo...weird. For all my big talk, I can't resist a new Josh video so I tried to purchase Josh and Tom from CFSelect. I can't remember my password so I requested they send me the "forgot password" link and I keep getting a "user does not exist" error message when I enter my email address. I tried re-signing for a new account using that email address and I get a "email already in use" error message. Frustrating...am I there or not??? Oh well....
Speaking of the delicious little Josh, he is apparently subsidizing his photography business with a job as a bartender in a large FL gay club (or, at least, a club that's gay on Friday nights.) What's odd about it is that Josh can now be found on facebook with the name of the club as part of his profile name (which makes me wonder if he has more to do with it than just as a paid employee.)
Anyway....some pictures!
NO offense but isn't that an invasion of privacy? Personally, I don't care but when I first started posting on this thread, some people got all up in arms about sharing this kind of info, citing that we should respect their off-camera life. I could see there being an uproar if I shared the things I have on CF models (photos like the ones you have of Josh, videos of the model's away from CF). Anyway, nice pix. Josh takes care of himself. Cool.
How do you remember all their passwords? Or do they all have the same password?
I am totally sensitive to keeping personal and private information regarding the CF boys under wraps. However, it seems to me that if Josh is performing publicly, displaying his skin like that at a PUBLIC gay bar, and allowing his name to be associated with said gay bar and published on Facebook, commenting on it on these forums is hardly an invasion of a privacy that he has already ceded.
I have to commend some of the oldtimers here on jub for keeping mum about certain private and personal things that came to light in the past about some of these boys.
Anyone who drinks Rumple gets points in my book.
Is he? I didn't know he was advertising himself like like Jake Andrews/Mike Olson does at Boxers in Chelsea. Must be good for business. In fact, I wonder if he owns a piece of the club?
Imagine Josh & Jake behind the bar in briefs, spending the whole night flirting with each other . . .
No, he's using his first name and the name of the bar. I'd say he's pretty much "out there" and discussable. Some of the models try to keep their identities private and others either don't - out of ignorance - or just don't care.
If they were politicians, the Washington press would rat them out instantly. I'm ambivalent about their expectations of privacy; yes, but ...
cfselect is a pain and often verges on unusable - I suspect because of security provisions.
So let me cool your expectations somewhat about the Tom/Josh scene, expectations which I shared, liking both models. The scene is a Pete Special, featuring his trademark anatomical studies of body parts and the sounds of kissing. Fortunately it's long enough (27 minutes+) that the editor was forced to include both some pretty good and some very good sequences. A third uncredited role is played by Josh's left knee which stars in one long sequence.
But those complaints are really minor if you like Tom and Josh, who perform beautifully and relate very well to each other. The only jarring part was the shower scene; they didn't seem nearly as taken with each other as the sex scenes would make you think.
The really hot new CFS choice is the Cameron and Marc flip, called "Cumming in Cameron"; those two have never looked or performed better. Hot action? They burned down the studio. Everything works in this scene - wow!. An Ashley product?
I misread the above. It sounded like the bar was advertizing the fact that they had 'Josh from Corbin Fisher' pouring drinks. If not, well then my feeling is that this is his 'day' job and not part of his porn one.
Even though some guys' names are pretty common knowledge, I don't know that it's business of this thread to discuss their personal lives unless they make a point of integrating their porn work into their public lives the way that a gay model like Jake Andrews/Mike Olson or a bi one like Andrew Stark does.
To say we should hold ourselves to a higher standard than the Washington Press Corps really isn't saying much. I for one want to continue to enjoy Josh and would ere on the side of discretion.
Wasn't Josh supposed to step behind the camera at some point? Have I missed his scene? Was it on ACS? Too bad they stopped doing bi scenes. They had Josh written all over them!
Has the so-called surprise returning model returned? Perhaps they're holding it off until NYE.
I hope I didn't sound like Judge Hardy, or for that matter LB. Jeepers, now I feel like I've gotten myself into a pickle!
Actually, I was hoping you'd respond to the Ann Rutherford reference. TCM had an Andy Hardy-a-thon Christmas night and I was thinking of you
In your defense, LFAH, obviously if Josh wanted to keep his ID private, he's have nixed the club using his pictures on facebook. You put your cursor over the pictures and there's his name. He's probably their biggest draw. I really wonder if he's invested some of his Corbin bucks in it? Looks like a popular spot.
Shortly after he started modeling, Josh was the victim of a stalker who occasionally posted on here under the names of (something) surfer200 and thunderroadny. Apparently this guy showed up at the fast-food joint where he worked.
Personally I don't know why some of the guys who's real names are well known don't just use them, like Andrew Stark does.
After I posted about Josh a while back, someone shared the personal info and his photography business's name with me. Since the business name is his real name, it was easy to find his personal web site and the club in Orlando info as well. So I don't think this is any longer a big secret but I understand why some may be reluctant to discuss it. It was fun to see Josh in his element outside of the studio though and his photography business seems really legit if you just look at the equipment and software programs he has to do that career!!
Oh, and I forgot that Travis outed Josh in a moment of ecstasy!
If Josh were parlaying his name in porn to another business or job, then he's doing it in a very circumspect way. I don't think CF has done anything to promote any venture of his.
My point is that this seems like personal gossip. Perhaps it is naive to believe that one can perform in porn and not be a public figure, but we shouldn't place ourselves in a position where we could be held responsible if someone were to use this information to harass him in his personal life.
In the age of the internet, anything you put online can and will be used against you.
If Josh didn't want his "day" job interfere with his CF career, he would a) not work as a bartender at a prominent club and b) he wouldn't let the club post a picture of him on their Facebook page. Last I checked, you are not allowed to publish a picture of somebody else without consent on Facebook (Zuckerberg's sister had that issue the other day).
^ Except if you're on the DL. Any porn you make and put online will magically not be watched by anyone ever .
But hold on a second. If he's letting his face (and body) be used to promote a popular gay club, then he's making himself a public figure. At that point, I don't think the fans are responsible for anything since the model put himself in that position (and is probably using his image to make pile of money on the side).
I still don't know anything about Josh other than his CF-character-name, so it's not like this information is that easily available anyway. Edit -- never mind, just found it. Okay. That is easily available. I stand corrected. But still, I mean, he's using promo shots (of himself shirtless working in the bar) in his real-name-page. And yeah, I do believe there's a pretty significant gap between stalking the guy in his day job at KFC, and promoting what-amounts-to advertising (which is meant to be talked about and promoted). If he didn't want the attention, he wouldn't be using those photos, would he?
It's not just the club. On his own profile page, he has one of the photos of him shirtless-bartending (and the photo is displayed pretty prominently).
I understand the need for privacy, but if the model himself isn't trying to hide (rather, he's doing the exact opposite), do we need to stop talking about it?
^the second part of my statement is that I would rather not be party to outing any personal aspect of his life.
Take my opinion with a grain a salt but give me credit for not coming to self-serving conclusions. I don't see any evidence that he uses his CF identity but that may be tacitly understood.
I understand that, but my point was, he's the one who's outing this personal aspect of his own life. I just don't see the point of feeling guilt or responsibility since the model in question seems perfectly okay with people knowing something, since he's the one telling people. Sure, there's a line, but I don't think this crosses it (or even goes anywhere near it).
After a long day of being a domestic goddess and all of the talk about Josh today, I've been treating myself to a Josh retrospective this evening. I had completely forgotten that he'd had a scene with TJ! It took me a while to warm up to Josh so I think I may have missed some of his early scenes - or at least didn't remember them outside of his first guy/guy scene with Travis (who could forget that?!?!?)
That eye contact that Josh makes when blowing a dude is a real dandy. Makes me melt. Er, no, makes me harder.
I think we use a lot of discretion on this thread. I know there are several posters who (supposedly) have info on these guys' personal lives, and stay mum. I don't think there's any harm in some vague gossip given without any specifics. If someone wants to go on the hunt, then I think that's their perogative. The only one I was interested in digging around about was Sean, after his death. I was feeling rather sick, concerned that as a consumer I had contributed to a depression that led to suicide.
Anyway, we're here at least in part because we love a bit of gossip about the boys. As long as not too much is given away, I say it's good publicity for CF.
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The Josh/TJ scene is my favorite from both of them. Sadly I think TJ turned on the sensuality and showed Josh an exceptionally good time because he knew it would be his last CF scene (TJ's).
i don't know how to make/post captures, but if you watch closely "aiden pounds marc" on CFS, you'll see that on the close up of marc's cock when he cums, you can see aiden's cock behind him, although aiden is supposed to be fucking him in the general shot, and is making all the sounds moves etc...
i think that's the first time i've seen something so obviously fake on CF.
I love the interview qith TJ and Josh almost as much as the actual video.
I think my favorite is the frotting sequence. TJ had such a gorgeous cock (in addition to a gorgeous everything else)
I could easily see Josh nutting while he still inside TJ. Talk about two guys I love to think of taking a gaycation together!
My favorite part was TJ riding Josh, with his big ole dick slapping against Josh's abs...Josh looking on in lustful amazement...I think I better go check that vid out, make sure I'm not missing anything.
Looking back on it, TJ gave of a that mix of curiosity and vulnerability that was similar to Zeke's. He was also that rare mixture of masculine and pretty -- almost too pretty to be perfectly straight.
Did anyone else get that vibe from him? Is my hindsight 20/20 or 20/200?
is it just me, or does cain seem to keep his socks on in a lot of his videos?
I wish they'd used this position in the scene. I still liked it though. Harper and Marc are both generous kissers, and Harper really appreciated Marc's ass.
Thanks for giving me another homework assignment, I obviously must see Josh and TJ based on the various descriptions that have appeared here. Oh, so much porn and so little time!!
Haven't bought it yet, but Harper and Marc on CFS does look very promising. The weird part is, I could have sworn I saw it added *before* today (Sunday). Maybe on Saturday or Friday? Did anyone else notice this, or is my mind playing tricks on me? Maybe I need to cut back on holiday libations...
^I fast forwarded through it quick like I always do at first download. It is promising even at 2x speed. Last night I checked to see if maybe the Sunday video was early and it was still showing Tom and Josh. Not sure if that helps but it wasn't up last night around 9PM PST.


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I guess good things were happening to him or whatever, I'm not sure. Well, I can guarantee he won't be staying cheerful for the rest of the story, as you can see from this chapter.
EDIT: In this post I fucked up and posted Chapter 59 when I should have posted Chapter 58. You can find both of these chapters below, but the posts between this one and Chapter 58 are in response to Chapter 59.
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WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME I MISSED OUT CHAPTER 58?!?! Well, anyway, here is the missing link and I'll re-post Chapter 59 in a post below it so the chronology isn't fucked.
Chapter 58
Blue confidently strode out of the Fuchsia City Gym, he had earned a Badge and he felt like he had grown as a trainer too – it had been an all round success. After a visit to the Pokémon Center, Blue headed straight to the south of the City so that he could Surf to Cinnabar. As he reached the bay, he saw a familiar face – Maxwell.
"Blue!" exclaimed the large, former sailor, "I knew you'd turn up if I waited here!"
Brilliant, the man was actually now making a conscious effort to spend time with Blue. Blue didn't like this, it was true he considered Maxwell a friend, but he was still a totally independent trainer, a lone wolf, he wanted a friend not a partner – he didn't want to go everywhere Maxwell. Worse still, one of his Pokémon had recently been murdered so he had to be really careful not to hurt his feelings, he was really concerned about the man.
"Hey, Maxwell," greeted Blue with false enthusiasm, "It's great to see you!"
"You too, man," reciprocated Maxwell, "I thought I'd wait for you because I remember you needed to head to Cinnabar for a Badge and I have other business to attend to there, I thought it might be nice to head down together, make the journey a bit less boring, you know."
"Yeah," answered Blue, "That sounds great."
Although great was a little strong, it didn't actually sound too bad. Blue sent out Gyarados and Maxwell sent out Wartortle, both of them climbing aboard their respective marine steeds. Blue clung on around Gyarados' neck with fear, he had never ridden it for a great distance before, in fact, he had never ridden it for more than even a single minute, he was pretty terrified. He looked over at Maxwell and was amazed, Wartortle was floating in the water on its belly, while its somewhat unfit trainer stood on its back, balancing himself with his hands. If Blue had ever imagined this scenario, it would have looked decidedly ridiculous, but in reality, it seemed somehow perfect, the harmony was amazing. Maxwell was a poor trainer and a little bit of a pathetic man, but no one could ever say that he wasn't a man of the sea.
"Ready to set off?" asked Maxwell with a grin, in full knowledge of the fact that Blue was in awe of his Surfing skill.
The duo Surfed for a very long time, encountering lots of trainers on the way, Blue did not expect Maxwell to deal with them for even one second, instead he had his Pokémon do it, and they did it without Gyarados or Wartortle even slowing down.
"It might have been smarter to Fly to Pallet Town before Surfing to Cinnabar," remarked Maxwell coolly after they had been at sea for a very long time indeed, "In fact, it might still be smarter to do that."
"No way!" snapped Blue, "We've come too far for it all to be for nothing! How could it possibly be better to do that?"
"Well," explained Maxwell nervously, "The thing is, between Fuchsia City and Cinnabar, there's a little thing called Seafoam Islands…"
"Seafoam Islands?" checked Blue.
Blue had never heard of Seafoam Islands before, he found it very strange that there would be a place in Kanto that he would've never even heard of. Was there a city in this place? Surely not! Blue was shocked and a little concerned that even a small city could go off the radar enough for him not to know about it at all.
"Yeah," replied Maxwell, "They're two islands which are connected by caves, we'll have to go underground in order to pass through them."
Blue didn't like the sound of that. Anything that delayed him getting Badges was a bad thing, a very bad thing indeed. It took mere seconds for him to make his decision. Maxwell almost fell off Wartortle after seeing how quickly Pidgeot and Charizard were out of their Poké Balls, Pidgeot grabbing Blue and Charizard grabbing Maxwell. The trainers barely had enough time to withdraw Gyarados and Wartortle before they were flown at high speed towards Pallet Town.
Both Pidgeot and Charizard were eager to return to Pallet Town, they both had had a lot of memories there. Pidgeot's family had lived on Route 1 for many generations before it was captured by Blue and Charizard had lived with Oak in Pallet Town, along with its friends, Squirtle and Bulbasaur for a few years before he was gifted to Blue. Unfortunately for the two flying Pokémon, there would be no reunions when they headed back to Pallet Town, Blue didn't even stop for long enough to greet his grandfather or his sister. As soon as Blue and Maxwell arrived in Pallet Town, Blue withdrew Pidgeot and Charizard to their Poké Balls, ran to the south of the town and sent Gyarados out into the water below, he jumped on the sea serpent's back and began riding towards Cinnabar all over again. Maxwell was shocked and flustered, but knew that if he didn't follow suit, he would lose Blue quickly. Maxwell hadn't known Blue for long, but he knew how determined the boy was and that when he set his mind to something, there was no changing it. Maxwell dashed to the water after Blue and sent out Wartortle, balancing on it as professionally as the first time. In no time, the pair were back on their way to Cinnabar. Blue and Maxwell arrived at their destination in no time.
"Alright, Blue," announced Maxwell, "I'll see you later. As I've said, I've got errands to run, people to see, you know, so I really ought to get going – best of luck at the Gym!"
"Good luck with whatever you're doing!" shouted Blue back, dashing towards the Gym.
Blue would've been more curious as to what Maxwell was doing in Cinnabar, but he was too obsessed with getting his next Badge – it was imperative he did so before Red. Blue strode confidently towards the Gym and pulled the door, but it didn't open. Blue wasn't fazed though, no one had seen him pull a door that obviously was supposed to be pushed open, it had set him back only a few seconds. Blue briefly reflected that the door to every Gym he had visited so far had opened by pulling it rather than pushing it, so he found it strange that the last Gym in Kanto he visited should be any different. It was only after pushing the door with all his might that Blue inspected the door further and noticed the real difference between this door and the doors to the other Gyms in Kanto – this one possessed a gigantic lock! The door to the Gym was locked!
Blue's Team: Charizard, Pidgeot, Exeggcute, Alakazam, Gyarados
Blue's Box: Metapod, Beedrill, Meowth, Bellsprout, Rhyhorn, Grimer
Blue's Pokédex: 22 Caught, 78 Seen
Blue's Badges: 6
Chapter 59
Blue was furious, he thought Surge, Sabrina and Koga acted as if they were trying to ward off challengers, but this was ridiculous. Blue supposed that perhaps Blaine was absent from his Gym, just like Giovanni was. Koga had indicated that Giovanni would soon be returning to his Gym, so Blue thought his best bet would probably just be to Fly to Viridian City, challenge Giovanni and come back for Blaine afterwards. On the other hand though, it seemed like a waste of time to Surf all the way to Cinnabar, just to leave straight away. Then Blue remembered – Miguel, the fossil collector from Mt. Moon had told him that he could revive his fossils here, it wasn't a wasted trip after all, Blue was about to obtain one of the rarest and most powerful Flying Pokémon to have existed throughout all of time – Aerodactyl!
Blue ran around the island looking for a place that looked like it might be able to help him and it wasn't long before he stumbled in to the Pokémon Lab, it seemed that this must be the place. Blue wandered around the lab for a little while, seeming only to meet people who wanted to trade Pokémon until eventually he happened across a man in a white lab coat.
"Greetings!" announced the man in the white lab coat.
Blue reflected that the last man in a white lab coat he had happened across was infinitely less friendly than this.
"You gotta name?" demanded Blue, eager not to associate this man with the terrifying Rocket known only as 'The Scientist'.
"Oh," replied the man nervously, "Well, I'm Jonathon, I'm a researcher here. I was wondering if you had any fossils?"
"I certainly do!" announced Blue.
"Well then," continued Jonathon, "I have a proposition for you, I would like to revive your fossil and study the Pokémon that is revived as a result. I'll give you a custom Poké Ball in return!"
"No way!" snapped Blue, "No trainer would ever agree to that! If you want to test out your machine, you'll have to let a trainer keep the Pokémon that's revived – you shouldn't even bother mentioning your custom Poké Ball!"
"But it's a very good Poké Ball," resisted Jonathon, producing a purple Poké Ball from his lab coat, "I used to work for Silph, you know, but I got out while the going was good and I've managed to create a Poké Ball that they've been trying to create for a very long time – the Master Ball!"
"I don't care how masterful this Poké Ball is!" snapped Blue, "I just told you no trainer will agree to give away a Pokémon for a crappy 'Master Ball', just let me keep my damn Aerodactyl and I'll let you study it now and again! Do the world a favour and keep your 'Master Ball' to yourself, no one wants to hear about it! You got that?"
"Oh, yes, yes," replied Jonathon meekly, returning the Master Ball to his lab coat pocket, "I'll just hold on to it until I find a use for it myself then, I suppose. Give me your fossil, I'll revive it and give you the Pokémon that is revived from it in return!"
"Alright!" snapped Blue, flinging his Aerodactyl fossil at the timid man.
"Oh," whimpered Jonathon, inspecting the fossil, "This is an Aerodactyl fossil, I haven't done one of these before. I've done Kabuto and Omanyte, but I've never done Aerodactyl, I, uh, might not be able to do it perfectly, but I'll do my best!"
"Well don't screw it up!" yelled Blue, "Those things don't grow on trees, you know!"
Blue knew he was being unnecessarily harsh to this man and that he was being ridiculously ungrateful, but he had always been able to sense a weak personality and he had never been able to stop himself preying on them – this man reminded him of Red as a young boy. Jonathon readied his machine and dropped the fossil in, he began pressing buttons and a look of intense concentration appeared across his face.
"You might want to go and wander around for a bit," informed Jonathon, "This could take a while."
"I might not!" snapped Blue.
"Oh," replied Jonathon, "But don't you want to challenge the Gym?"
"The Gym's locked!" retorted Blue, "This Blaine fella isn't all he's cracked up to be, why isn't he in his Gym?"
"Oh but he is!" answered Jonathon, still trying to concentrate on the revival process.
"Then why the hell is the door locked?" asked Blue, becoming quite irate.
"I don't know," replied Jonathon, "That's Blaine for you, he's not quite all there. No one really understands him, but if it helps, apparently there's a spare copy of the key in the Pokémon Mansion."
"You mean the old ruined house next to the Gym?" checked Blue.
"Yes, that's right," answered Jonathon, "Anyway, I really need to concentrate so if you're going to stay here please be quiet."
Blue felt like answering back to the man with a witty response but decided not to, he didn't want to stress him out further and increase the chance of him screwing up Aerodactyl's revival. Blue sat and waited, watching Jonathon every step of the way until he simply couldn't take any more and had to step outside of the room, it just became too intense. Blue stood outside the room for about thirty seconds and became too anxious, stepping straight back in.
"You missed it!" exclaimed Jonathon in excitement with an Aerodactyl perched on his shoulder, "I finished the revival!"
"Excellent!" exclaimed Blue, "And there were no problems after all!"
"Well, not exactly," informed Jonathon hesitantly, returning Aerodactyl to a Poké Ball and handing that Poké Ball to Blue, "The revival was not… perfect."
"What the hell do you mean?" exploded Blue, "I trusted you with my prized fossil – are you telling me you screwed it up?"
"Well, no," continued Jonathon, now becoming very nervous indeed, "Aerodactyl should be capable of everything that its prehistoric counterpart would have been capable of, but I wasn't able to adapt it perfectly to the modern day environment. I tried to adapt it in the same way that I've perfected the Kabuto adaptation process, but apparently Aerodactyl's body functions in a slightly different way so it didn't exactly work to perfection."
"So what does that mean?" asked Blue.
"Well," replied Jonathon, beginning to sweat profusely, "It's nothing big, honestly! All it means is that Aerodactyl can't survive in our environment for very long, however, I've managed to create a custom Poké Ball which replicates its natural environment, so just as long as it is returned to its Poké Ball at regular intervals it should be absolutely fine!"
"Right," said Blue begrudgingly, "So if I want to use Aerodactyl in a battle, I'll have to return it to its Poké Ball how often?"
"Well," answered Jonathon, "In a battle, probably about every ten minutes."
Blue thought about it, that wasn't too bad, it'd be mildly inconvenient, but Blue rarely used a Pokémon for that long at a time anyway, so it'd definitely be simple to work around. Still, he didn't want to let Jonathon off the hook that easily.
"Brilliant!" retorted Blue sarcastically, "What a useless battler!"
"Well if it's any consolation," replied Jonathon, "I'm sure my next Aerodactyl revival will work to perfection!"
It wasn't any consolation, but Blue could at least take solace in the fact that it probably wouldn't benefit Red, even if he had managed to obtain one of Miguel's fossils, it was unlikely to be a second Aerodactyl fossil. Blue didn't know much about ancient Pokémon, but he was pretty sure Aerodactyl was one of the rarest. Blue confidently headed out of the Lab with his new Pokémon on his belt and headed towards the Pokémon Mansion – it was time to get himself a key to the Gym!
Blue's Team: Charizard, Pidgeot, Exeggcute, Alakazam, Gyarados, Aerodactyl
Blue's Box: Metapod, Beedrill, Meowth, Bellsprout, Rhyhorn, Grimer
Blue's Pokédex: 23 Caught, 79 Seen
Blue's Badges: 6
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Chapter 60
Blue entered the Pokémon Mansion as soon as possible, there were a few concerns on his mind. The first was that Red would beat him into the Pokémon Mansion, take the key and lock the door to the Gym after entering, preventing Blue from getting a Badge. It was wholly possible that Red had beaten him to Cinnabar altogether, found the key, entered the Gym, beat Blaine, left the Gym, locked the door and thrown the key into the ocean, but Blue found it unlikely, Red definitely hadn't beaten Koga – that was for sure, but that didn't mean he hadn't beaten Blaine – he could have been advised to skip Koga, just had Blue had.
The first thing Blue noticed when he entered the Pokémon Mansion was the smell. It smelt of burning garbage, it was repulsive. Within seconds, Blue could see why, the place was completely dilapidated with all sorts of rubbish strewn everywhere and lots of crates, cupboards and other kinds of containers strewn across the floor, having had their contents pillaged. It was obvious that this place had been looted so many times that anything even vaguely valuable was long gone and Blue prayed that the key to the Gym was made out of lead and not gold. The burglars who had looted the place had obviously not been hungry, there was plenty of food all over the Mansion, as if the kitchen had been blown up at some point or another. Blue spied groups of Vulpix and Ponyta eating the discarded, rotting food on the floor – this truly was an unpleasant place. Blue considered trying to catch one of these Pokémon, but decided not to, he already had an extremely powerful Fire type, his faithful Charizard and even if he didn't, there was no way he'd be able to forget seeing those Pokémon eating that disgusting food and he'd never be able to respect a creature that would sink that low.
Blue continued to roam around the building, in search of the elusive key to the Gym, he battled a few Pokémon and burglars on his way round, none of the battles were worth recalling, they were over in seconds. The burglars that Blue encountered in this building were not much better than the Pokémon, the second Blue beat their Pokémon, he turned his back on them, hoping never to see them again. Blue was astounded by the sheer number of burglars in this disgusting place, was there really that much here that was worth looting? Blue wouldn't have touched anything in this place with a stick, he just prayed the key to the Gym was in some kind of pristine container, but he found it unlikely. In fact, Blue found it very unlikely that the key was still in this place at all. Blue recalled being told that Cinnabar was built on an inactive volcano and it occurred to him that the people of Cinnabar would have been luckier if it was active, that way they wouldn't have to live nearby this testament to the failings of the human race.
Blue spent hours traipsing around the so-called Mansion in search of the key to the Gym, but it was nowhere to be found. The more Blue looked, the more certain he became that the key wasn't in the Mansion after all, that someone, possibly Red, had beaten him there. The more frustrated Blue became, the more he felt like approaching the Gym door and just using his Charizard to burn the door down, but he supposed that would probably get him banned from the Gym forever. Blue felt like he had searched every inch of the disgusting building when he saw something on the ceiling out of the corner of his eye – it was a hole. Blue thought that if he were able to reach that hole, he could get on to the roof – what better place to hide a key? Blue sent out Charizard and had his starter Fly him up to the hole in the ceiling, afterwards proceeding to climb up on to the roof of the building.
The hole in the ceiling did not lead directly to the roof, it lead to a small crawl space with a very large stair case, it looked as if people had used this staircase in the not so distant past.. Blue walked up the staircase and arrived in a small room with a door, he opened the door and found himself on the roof of the Mansion. Once on the roof of the building, Blue was granted a spectacular sight that answered not only the question of where the key to the Gym was, but also the question of what it was that Maxwell had been up to while Blue had been wandering around trying to locate the key. A group of burglars had banded together, were standing nearby the edge of the roof and were working together to lower a rope down the edge of the Mansion. As Blue approached this bizarre sight made complete sense – the burglars were lowering the rope on to a lower ledge, on which the key to the Gym rested and tied to the other end of the rope was a large, bumbling sailor, who Blue had become quite fond of.
"Grab it!" commanded one of the burglars.
"Come on!" yelled another, "Use those fat fingers!"
"Maxwell!" shouted Blue.
"Blue?" checked Maxwell in disbelief, the joy in the sailor's voice was tremendous, "I'm so happy!"
Blue proceeded to grab three Poké Balls from his belt – Charizard, Pidgeot and Aerodactyl. Blue gave the three winged beasts separate instructions and they immediately obeyed, sending the burglars into blind panic. Pidgeot swooped down and grabbed Maxwell and the key to the Gym, placing both the sailor and the coveted key safely on the ground of Cinnabar. Aerodactyl swooped round and picked up Blue, placing him next to his faithful friend, where he picked up the Gym key from the ground. While the first two Pokémon's instructions were based on bringing Maxwell and Blue to safety, Charizard's were not – Blue was not prepared to allow the burglars to get away with degrading his friend scott free, he had Charizard burn the small building leading to the large staircase, causing it to collapse in on itself and preventing the burglars from getting down from the roof, unless they were lucky enough to have a Flying Pokémon.
"Thank you so much, Blue!" exclaimed Maxwell, hugging his friend with joy.
"Don't worry about it," replied Blue, "If you hadn't been up there, I wouldn't have been able to find the key to the Gym. How did you end up trapped up there anyway? Why were you so eager to get to Cinnabar?"
Maxwell looked suddenly uncomfortable, it appeared he did not want to answer this question, he looked to Blue imploringly, as if asking to be spared the embarrassment of being forced to answer the question.
"I just saved your life," reminded Blue, denying Maxwell the liberty of keeping his business to himself, "The least you can do is answer my question."
"Well, promise not to laugh," answered Maxwell, "But I came here because I heard the Pokémon Mansion was full of Fire type Pokémon."
"So?" asked Blue in confusion, "You want a Fire type?"
"No," conceded Maxwell, "I wanted to train Wartortle and I knew he'd have an advantage here, so I thought I might actually be able to do some good. I've been trying to make Wartortle evolve for as long as I can remember, but I haven't been able to. I guess it's just me, though, I'm just not cut out for Pokémon training, I'm incredibly useless. Even your Alakazam, Blue, it evolved the second it left my possession, that was like a kick in the crotch! Wartortle doesn't deserve a trainer like me! You take him!"
Maxwell struggled to hold back tears and held out Wartortle's Poké Ball towards Blue. Blue felt he had something important to do, he didn't think it was coincidence that he kept running into Maxwell any more – maybe it was fate. Blue suspected his grandfather had given Maxwell that Wartortle when it was still a Squirtle and he knew that Oak would not trust just anyone with a Pokémon, the man had a knack for recognising potential. As much as Blue hated Red, he had to admit that his rival was an admirable Pokémon trainer, which meant that Maxwell must be too, the man just had to recognise his potential. Blue suspected that Maxwell was now at a turning point in his career as a trainer – if Blue encouraged him now, he could make a huge difference in the man's life.
"That's ridiculous," reprimanded Blue, ever a fan of tough love, "You just need confidence – then Wartortle's sure to evolve! I was proud to call you a rival and now I'm proud to call you a friend – you're an amazing trainer!"
Now Maxwell couldn't hold back the tears at all.
"Thank you, Blue!" exclaimed the blubbering sailor, rushing forward and hugging Blue.
"Calm down," snapped Blue, "This isn't group therapy."
Maxwell regained his composure.
"Sorry," said the sailor, "Well, I guess this is goodbye again. If I don't see you, good luck with the next two Gyms and the Elite Four – I know you can become the Champ!"
"Thanks," answered Blue earnestly, it meant a lot.
"I'm just so glad you have so many Flying types, Blue," replied Maxwell, "I would've been screwed if you hadn't! I guess if you ever become a Gym Leader, that'll be your specialty, right?"
"Right," replied Blue uncertainly.
And with that, Maxwell hopped on Wartortle's back and Surfed away, back towards Pallet Town. Blue reflected that he did have a lot of Flying types, Charizard, Pidgeot, Aerodactyl – even Gyarados was technically dual type Flying. He also reflected that Red's strongest Pokémon was his Pikachu – it was no wonder he lost all the time! Blue marched to the local Pokémon Center and put Aerodactyl away, he was a competitive trainer and he had no space on his team for vulnerability like that, less so for Aerodactyl's inability to last long outside of its Poké Ball. As Blue deposited Aerodactyl, he noticed a Pokémon that he previously had not given a second look – the Rhyhorn he had stolen from the Rocket Grunt in the Silph building, it had a type advantage against both Red's Pikachu and the upcoming Gym – it was the perfect choice!
Blue's Team: Charizard, Pidgeot, Exeggcute, Alakazam, Gyarados, Rhyhorn
Blue's Box: Metapod, Beedrill, Meowth, Bellsprout, Grimer, Aerodactyl
Blue's Pokédex: 23 Caught, 85 Seen
Blue's Badges: 6
The explanation of the Aerodactyl problem as it appears to have caused some confusion -
Astig ng chapter na ito! Di ko naakala na gagamitin si Rhyhorn! Astig 'yon, pare!
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Nice chapter. I actually thought that Blue would accidentally kill Aerodactyl by forgetting that it needs to go back in its ball often and then that would lead to the whole "care about your pokés" speech by Oak. Looking forward to the next one, I'm betting that Rhyhorn will own.
Be careful what you wish for, Blue. That volcano will become surprisingly uninactive. I can't wait to see Blue's battle with Blaine!
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- Posted by homey_bird (My Page) on Fri, Sep 26, 08 at 19:29
Xoxosmom, I am not an expert, but I have been doing some research. The decision of sprinkler Vs Drip is actually made on the basis of what type of plants are planned in the strip. Veggies and like that need constant moisture do well with Drip. Large shrubs perhaps might benefit from sprinklers. Another consideration is, if your plants get completely drenched by sprinklers, it attracts slugs. If the plant planned has a trunk, then perhaps a sprinkler might be ok. Also, since you are starting a new garden, how about planting some draught tolerant natives that need no water once established? Things like ground covers, native bushes/grasses etc.? Just my 2c. |
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Movie News By Nathan Adams on May 15, 2012 | Be the First To CommentThe action-comedy is theoretically one of the best movie genres ever, because it lets you laugh and watch stuff explode at the same time. The danger with them is, if the comedy gets too silly, the action scenarios don't hit with any weight, and if the action sequences get too intense, it's hard to find any humor in the life and death stuff happening on the screen. You have to skirt the line just right and maintain the perfect tone in order to make an action-comedy successful, and I'll be a monkey's uncle, but the new trailer for Hit and Run makes it look like writer/co-director Dax Shepard has hit the nail on the head. Hit and Run is the story of an ex-wheelman in the witness protection program (played by Shepard) who has left his wicked ways behind him and found himself in the incredibly fortunate situation of shacking up with Kristen Bell. Everything in his new life is just peachy – until his former cohorts find out where he is and start hitting people in the noses with golf clubs and demanding untold sums of money. Lots of chase scenes and yelling ensue.
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The Wedding That Almost Wasn't
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- The World of David the Gnome Cartoon Episode Guide
- BRB Internacional S.A.
- Distributed by: Nickelodeon Network (USA)
- Cartoon Characters: David, Lisa, Holler, Susan, King, Pit, Pat, Pot.
- Originally Released in 1988.
- Season: 1
- Color
- Running Time: 30 minutes.
- Spain
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It is wintertime in the forest, and David and Lisa are going to a friend's wedding. David explains that trolls love to ruin weddings, so the gnomes had already set up some clever traps. David performs the wedding for the new couple, and all the guests go to their new house. The trolls also come to the house and start a fire outside so the gnomes would be suffocated by smoke. Once all of the gnomes were out, David found Pat the troll in one of the gnome traps. Pat tells the gnomes that the other trolls have gone to the mountains, so the gnomes follow him there. Next the gnomes and animals barrage the trolls with snow and put them to sleep.
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